Farm Credit Armenia UCO CC

Gross Loan Portfolio USD, 2010: 3.1 million

Number of active borrowers 2010: 333

Average loan balance per borrower USD, 2010: 9,256.1

Deposits USD, 2010: 0.0

Assets USD, 2010: 4.1 million

Number of depositors 2010: 0

Mission:

The mission of Farm Credit Armenia is to improve the quality of life in rural Armenia by providing accessible financial services to agriculture, agribusiness, SMEs, micro borrowers, young and beginning farmers, women and minorities using the financial resources from its investors and the ... Read more

Address:

#18 Khajaznuni Str.

Yerevan

0018

Armenia

Phone:

(374 10) 556086

Fax:

(374 10) 550784

Email:

fca [at] fca [dot] am

Website:

www.fca.am

Products and Services:

Loans

Leasing

Looking for (Investment Types):

Equity

Loans in Local Currency

Loans in USD

Capacity-Building Grants

Donations

Guarantees

Loans in EUR

Date established:

Sep 18 2007

FYE:

31-Dec

Current Legal Status:

NBFI

Regulated:

yes

Social Performance Profile


+ Mission specifics
+ Target markets (ranked by importance)
Clients living in rural areas	1
+ Development goals (ranked by importance)
Increased access to financial services	1
Growth of existing businesses	2
Development of start-up enterprises	3
+ Poverty targets
No specific poverty target
+ Governance
+ Range of products and services
+ Financial products and services offered
+ Credit products offered
Microcredit loans for microenterprises
SME loans
Leasing of agricultural equipment
+ Savings products offered
+ Compulsory insurance products required
+ Voluntary insurance products offered
+ Other financial products and services offered
+ Non-financial services offered
+ Enterprise services offered
+ Education services offered
+ Health services offered
+ Women's empowerment services offered
+ Products and services targeting the poor
Products and services specifically designed to target the poor:
+ Social responsibility to clients
+ Client protection principles in use
The loan approval process requires evaluation of borrower repayment capacity and loan affordability. Loan approval does not rely solely on guarantees (whether peer guarantees, co-signers or collateral) as a substitute for good capacity analysis.
Internal audits check household debt exposure, lending practices that violate procedures including unauthorized re-financing, multiple borrowers or co-signers per household, and other practices that could increase indebtedness.
Productivity targets and incentive systems value portfolio quality at least as highly as other factors, such as disbursement or customer growth. Growth is rewarded only if portfolio quality is high.
Prices, terms and conditions of all financial products are fully disclosed to the customer prior to sale, including interest charges, insurance premiums, minimum balances, all fees, penalties, linked products, third party fees, and whether these can change over time.
Staff is trained to communicate effectively with all customers, ensuring that they understand the product, the terms of the contract, their rights and obligations. Communications techniques address literacy limitations (e.g. reading contracts out loud, materials in local languages).
Acceptable and unacceptable debt collection practices are clearly spelled out in a code of ethics, book of staff rules or debt collection manual.
The organization's corporate culture values and rewards high standards of ethical behavior and customer service.
A mechanism to handle customer complaints is in place, has dedicated staff resources, and is actively used. (Suggestion boxes alone are generally not considered adequate.)
Customers know how their information will be used. Staff explains how data will be used and seeks permission for use.
+ Cost of services to clients
Declining balance interest method
+ Social responsibility to staff
+ Human resources
Benefits (medical insurance, pension contribution)
Protection at work (safety, anti-harassment)
Equality (anti-discrimination, equal pay for men and women with equivalent skill levels)
+ Basis of staff incentives related to social performance
Ability to attract new clients from target market
Portfolio quality
+ Social responsibility to the environment
+ Poverty measurement tools in use

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